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A photo of the Ontario and Western railroad coal piers in Weehawken in te 1930s. From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992 published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.

Allied ships take on war supplies in Weehawken at the Ontario and Western Railroad piers during World War II. From Marine Line Equipment - January-September 1992 published by the Ontario and Western Railway Historical Society.

A colored photo postcard view of the wagon elevator with a gentleman standing at the bottom. Postmarked January 16, 1911 from Hoboken.

Colored photo postcard view from the Palisades down to the railroad yards, ferry house and river. Note Clifton Road (later Pershing) in the foreground. Postmarked from Weehawken. Valentine and Sons Publishing Co. Ltd of New York, printed in Great…

Colored photo postcard of the rocky Palisades and a large steamship passing by.

This fold out booklet of colored postcards focuses on Jersey City, but includes some pictures of interest to the Weehawken history buff... Published by the Brooklyn Post Card Company of New York.

Article from Erie magazine issue of December, 1953 entitled Mechanical Talent Wins and with a subtitle of Erie employees at Weehawken docks substitute skill with materials handling equipment for muscle to move mountains of freight. This 5 page…

Article from the August 1951 issue of Railroad magazine (page 94) describing the giant passenger/freight elevator that used to grace the waterfront.

Hand colored photo postcard of the roadway leading to the ferry, with people on sidewalk and cars on the road. Postmarked November 22, 1932 from Union City.

An engraving of the Duelling Ground at Weehawken as it appeared in 1804. The artist was "S Hollyer" and there is a copyright date of 1910 in the lower left corner. Born in England, Samuel Hollyer (1826-1919) studied engraving techniques under Edward…